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chuck hagel bent backwards to show how mainstream his views are the senators kept accusing him of not being mainstream enough and they kept using the word mainstream over and over again during this hearing chuck hagel has walked back on a number of positions he had taken earlier he kept apologizing again and again and chuck hagel went to great lengths to show that he is in no way going to challenge washington's core foreign policy beliefs as one of the senators put it it was quite an exhausting hearing considering the senators were asking almost the same questions and roughly eighty percent of them had to do with chuck hagel previous statements on israel and iran there was so much mentioning of israel that at some point they were confirming him as secretary of defense for israel i couldn't count how many times he said all options are on the table with regards to iran again and again saying a strike on iran is an option an option that he had previously called irresponsible by the way here's what chuck hagel kept repeating throughout the hearing get the united nations behind you get the
chuck hagel bent backwards to show how mainstream his views are the senators kept accusing him of not being mainstream enough and they kept using the word mainstream over and over again during this hearing chuck hagel has walked back on a number of positions he had taken earlier he kept apologizing again and again and chuck hagel went to great lengths to show that he is in no way going to challenge washington's core foreign policy beliefs as one of the senators put it it was quite an exhausting...
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chuck hagel bent backwards to show how mainstream his views are the senators kept accusing him of not being mainstream enough and they kept using the word mainstream over and over again during this hearing chuck hagel has walked back on a number of positions he had taken earlier he kept apologizing again and again and chuck hagel went to great lengths to show that he is in no way going to challenge washington's core foreign policy beliefs as one of the senators put it it was quite an exhausting hearing considering the senators were asking almost the same questions and roughly eighty percent of them had to do with chuck hagel previous statements on israel and iran there was so much mentioning of israel that at some point they were confirming him as secretary of defense for israel i couldn't count how many times he said all options are on the table with regards to iran again and again saying a strike on iran is an option an option that he had previously called irresponsible by the way here's what chuck hagel kept repeating throughout the hearing get the united nations behind you get the
chuck hagel bent backwards to show how mainstream his views are the senators kept accusing him of not being mainstream enough and they kept using the word mainstream over and over again during this hearing chuck hagel has walked back on a number of positions he had taken earlier he kept apologizing again and again and chuck hagel went to great lengths to show that he is in no way going to challenge washington's core foreign policy beliefs as one of the senators put it it was quite an exhausting...
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secretary of state this week while defiance to know many chuck hagel was grilled by the senate hagel says military force as a last resort and the u. it has attracted admiration and criticism on american politicians on some experts believe washington is far from finished with its foreign military campaigns who's in charge of the band. and president obama was elected in two thousand in a way that you know the same kind of hope tim is in was there with shutting down get momentum in these wars and fighting the right kind of wars but then we find out when the you know after the deal is done after the elections are over the nomination process is over we continue with our war footing around the world no matter what the politicians come before those cameras and tell you what they were the key factors are that we need to take care of it be a social safety net or the economy or or jobs being created in this country the united states will always have money for two things you can be rest assured bakers and bullets we already see the headlines coming out of the mainstream media talking about the
secretary of state this week while defiance to know many chuck hagel was grilled by the senate hagel says military force as a last resort and the u. it has attracted admiration and criticism on american politicians on some experts believe washington is far from finished with its foreign military campaigns who's in charge of the band. and president obama was elected in two thousand in a way that you know the same kind of hope tim is in was there with shutting down get momentum in these wars and...
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secretary of state this week while defense chief nominate chuck hagel was grilled by the senate hagel says military force has the last resort which has attracted admiration and criticism on among american politicians as some are exposed by the washington this fall from finished with its foreign and military campaign who is in charge of the pentagon and president obama was elected in two thousand in a way that you know the same kind of hope to me as it was there with shutting down get more naming these wars and fighting the right kind of wars but then we find out when the you know after the deal is done after the elections are over the nomination process is over we continue with our war footing around the world no matter what the politicians come before those cameras and tell you what they would be the key factors are that we need to take care of it be a social safety net or the economy or or jobs being created in this country the united states will always have money for two things you can be rest assured bankers and bullets we already see the. it's coming out of the mainstream media t
secretary of state this week while defense chief nominate chuck hagel was grilled by the senate hagel says military force has the last resort which has attracted admiration and criticism on among american politicians as some are exposed by the washington this fall from finished with its foreign and military campaign who is in charge of the pentagon and president obama was elected in two thousand in a way that you know the same kind of hope to me as it was there with shutting down get more...
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the us political establishment is continuing to endorse new chiefs defense secretary nominee chuck hagel was grilled by the senate this week while senator john kerry has been sworn in as u.s. secretary of state kerry took over from hillary clinton and as international studies professor stevens's told r.t. he's likely to be very old school in his approach. here is an outspoken supporter of the iraq war and being among right wing minority of democrats on capitol hill that vote authorizing war but. not only. making up the stance of tales about massive biological chemical weapons stockpiles and nuclear program and delivery systems the livery systems like our thing but you know when it was clear that that was all drawn up there had so-called weapons of mass destruction we said you were. in the way because saddam hussein was a terrible danger and we have to pass the of making this kind of weapon sometime to mention of course back right here together we're going to thirty countries will start hearing that i have military. unconventional weapons and kerry was essentially to give me a from certai
the us political establishment is continuing to endorse new chiefs defense secretary nominee chuck hagel was grilled by the senate this week while senator john kerry has been sworn in as u.s. secretary of state kerry took over from hillary clinton and as international studies professor stevens's told r.t. he's likely to be very old school in his approach. here is an outspoken supporter of the iraq war and being among right wing minority of democrats on capitol hill that vote authorizing war...
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the hearing yesterday with chuck hagel being considered for secretary of defense and you always had this cheerleading of the sanctions as if they are sacrosanct as if they're this amazing policy that have done so many good things for us when in reality if you look at the last ten years of. u.s. policy on iran we haven't actually achieved a whole lot we've done a lot of things in terms of weakening iran's economy and sort of ratcheting up the pressure but iran centrifuges are so still spinning we're on the precipice of a war and now with afghanistan we're facing these really tough questions about can we continue to be enemies with iraq and not engaging with iran while we're trying to leave afghanistan in some sort of stable fashion well i think the other question that remains to be answered is really what do you envision for afghanistan and more importantly what afghanistan in vision is for afghanistan in the future meaning that obviously you know afghanistan asserts that it's going to be completely independent of the u.s. so do is america i guess forcing afghanistan's hand and having the
the hearing yesterday with chuck hagel being considered for secretary of defense and you always had this cheerleading of the sanctions as if they are sacrosanct as if they're this amazing policy that have done so many good things for us when in reality if you look at the last ten years of. u.s. policy on iran we haven't actually achieved a whole lot we've done a lot of things in terms of weakening iran's economy and sort of ratcheting up the pressure but iran centrifuges are so still spinning...
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secretary of defense demanding chuck hagel answer more questions. and money troubles and belt tightening during the g. twenty meeting in moscow finance chiefs discuss the possibility of a currency war as well as the ongoing debt crisis. back with latest headlines in less than an hour but before that peter lavelle and his guests take a look at the tensions between japan and china and where they could lead cross-talk up next r.t. . hello and welcome to crossfire where all things are considered i'm peter lavelle five tiny pacific islands one big problem and china and the region what is fueling this dispute domestic nationalism geopolitics and natural resource grab all of the above then there's the question of what is called the pacific pivot is washington's pivot focused on challenging china's great power ambitions. to cross talk this heated island dispute i'm joined by she cocoa goto in washington she is the northeast asia associate at the wilson center in hong kong we have andrew loom he is an international an independent china specialist and in phil
secretary of defense demanding chuck hagel answer more questions. and money troubles and belt tightening during the g. twenty meeting in moscow finance chiefs discuss the possibility of a currency war as well as the ongoing debt crisis. back with latest headlines in less than an hour but before that peter lavelle and his guests take a look at the tensions between japan and china and where they could lead cross-talk up next r.t. . hello and welcome to crossfire where all things are considered...
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they us political establishment is continuing to endorse new chiefs defines a secretary nominee chuck hagel was grilled by the senate this week while senator john kerry has been sworn in as u.s. secretary of state kerry took over from hillary clinton and as international studies professor stephen zinn's told r.t. his likely to be a very old school in his approach. as an outspoken supporter of the iraq war and not being among the you know right wing minority of democrats on capitol hill that would authorize the war but. not only. making up the stance of tales about massive biological chemical weapons stockpiles and nuclear program and delivery systems the literary systems that are going but you know when it was clear that that was all brought on the so-called weapons of mass destruction you said you wouldn't vote for the war anyway because saddam hussein was a terrible dictator and they have the capacity of making those kind of weapons sometimes mention of course my back right here together we're going to thirty countries will start hearing that i have the privilege of. unconventional weapon
they us political establishment is continuing to endorse new chiefs defines a secretary nominee chuck hagel was grilled by the senate this week while senator john kerry has been sworn in as u.s. secretary of state kerry took over from hillary clinton and as international studies professor stephen zinn's told r.t. his likely to be a very old school in his approach. as an outspoken supporter of the iraq war and not being among the you know right wing minority of democrats on capitol hill that...
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chuck hagel the secretary of defense delaying his confirmation fifty eight senators voted in favor of hague taking the pows two short of the sixty eight required to go to the next stage of the naming process republicans say the delay will allow them to find out more about the candidates hago has come in for criticism for saying the jewish lobby had too much influence in washington. and let's go back to our breaking news story this hour some one hundred people have sought medical attention after a meteorite exploded above the earth with burning debris raining down from the sky and russia's new roles there was a launch of buying and windows were shattered and houses across the region people were evacuated from public places like schools and railway stations and mobile communications did since been restored one meter right piece has already been found radiation levels are said to be within safe limits initially there were fears the incident could have been a military aircraft or even a miss out of course we'll keep you posted. and coming up after a short break the latest edition of piece
chuck hagel the secretary of defense delaying his confirmation fifty eight senators voted in favor of hague taking the pows two short of the sixty eight required to go to the next stage of the naming process republicans say the delay will allow them to find out more about the candidates hago has come in for criticism for saying the jewish lobby had too much influence in washington. and let's go back to our breaking news story this hour some one hundred people have sought medical attention after...
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political establishment is continuing to endorse new chiefs defense secretary nominee chuck hagel was grilled by the senate this week while senator john kerry has been sworn in as u.s. secretary of state kerry took over from hillary clinton and as international studies professor stephen zinn's told r.t. his likely to be a very old school in his approach. as an outspoken supporter of the iraq war and not only being among the you know right wing minority of democrats on capitol hill that vote authorizing the war but and not only. making up the stance of tales about massive biological chemical weapons stockpiles and nuclear program and delivery systems the livery systems that are going you're going to was clear that that was all wrong that there had no so-called weapons of mass destruction you said you wouldn't vote for the war anyway because saddam hussein was a terrible dictator and they have the capacity of making those kind of weapon sometimes mention of course like that criteria there were going to thirty countries with authoritarian regime that i have rather take ability. unconvent
political establishment is continuing to endorse new chiefs defense secretary nominee chuck hagel was grilled by the senate this week while senator john kerry has been sworn in as u.s. secretary of state kerry took over from hillary clinton and as international studies professor stephen zinn's told r.t. his likely to be a very old school in his approach. as an outspoken supporter of the iraq war and not only being among the you know right wing minority of democrats on capitol hill that vote...
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criticism of susan rice at the possibility of she would be announced of chuck hagel. that. is this is ludicrously unfair of course it is of course is. but that's also part of the reality of living in a political environment so six years on g. think iran is still after a nuclear weapon in your opinion whether the judgment that we made was that it was a political decision to halt the weaponization portions of its program it continued to fizzle material fizzle material was the pacing element is that that the. at the time required to go from physical material. we did it was shorter than the time that fissile material. on but they halted it. terminology we used was because of international scrutiny and pressure but that sense it was a political decision it was a matter of a technical problem. or a change in geo political situation they still lived in a tough neighborhood. that they could turn this program back on again at any time and we also said in that release part we weren't sure we would know if they turned it back on a more about intelligence is the intelligence good enoug
criticism of susan rice at the possibility of she would be announced of chuck hagel. that. is this is ludicrously unfair of course it is of course is. but that's also part of the reality of living in a political environment so six years on g. think iran is still after a nuclear weapon in your opinion whether the judgment that we made was that it was a political decision to halt the weaponization portions of its program it continued to fizzle material fizzle material was the pacing element is...